Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Having logged many, many, many miles myself, I loved creating this custom cake. The parents-to-be are amazing running athletes and coaches. These little handmade sugarpaste Saucony runners along with baby's first race bib were perfect for the cake.

Here's a close-up of the super small details that I painted on the bib. The bib number is the due date - wishing them all the best!

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

My daughter loves her superheros and has been talking about her birthday cake for the longest time. She told me exactly what she wanted: A super tall cake (she wanted a 3-tier), superhero girls on the top and villains on the bottom.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Only a few more days to enter the Yonanas Classic contest. Full Contest Details here and make sure you enter before Thursday, July 9th at midnight.

Here are the amazing little banana ice cream treats that I made for my daughter's 4th birthday party - the recipe is below.

Paleo/Vegan/Gluten-free Banana Ice Cream Treat

Step 1: Make your crust and let it cool. You can use any regular pie crust recipe, but you probably only need 1/4 of it. I used a 6" square pan and the following recipe:

3/4 cup ground pumpkin seeds (or almonds)

1 tbsp arrowroot powder

2 tbsp molasses

1 tbsp avocado (or coconut) oil

1/4 tsp sea salt

Mix together and press in pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes (or until slightly browned).

Step 2: Follow the instructions in the Yonanas maker and make 3 flavors. I only ended up using about 4 frozen bananas. I started with the lightest color - pineapple, then raspberry, then blueberry - so the color wouldn't bleed too much.

With your cooled crust, spread your first flavor on and/ put in the freezer for a few minutes.

Step 3: Remove from freezer and spread the next flavor. Then re-freeze for a few minutes. Repeat with final flavor.

Step 4: Slice it up and place on small cupcake holders. You can store them in freezer until they are ready to be served.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Happy Canada Day and it's time for a contest! I received a Yonanas Banana Ice Cream maker to test out some recipes, but I already had one. So, one Yonanas "Classic" Ice Cream Make will be awarded to one of my lucky blog readers in Canada. Contest starts today until Thursday, July 9th, 2015 - details below.

What can I do with this machine?

You can make this gorgeous Gluten-Free/Grain-Free/Paleo/Vegan Banana Ice Cream Layered treat! This recipe will be posted on Tuesday.

How to Enter

Leave a comment on my blog - make sure you leave me your email
address so I can get a hold of you if you win. Or send an email to
info(at)sweetthings(dot)ca if you'd prefer.

For 1 additional entry, visit the SweetThings Facebook page and leave a comment.

For another 1 additional entry, follow me on Twitter @SweetThingsTO
and tweet the following including the shortened url: I want to win the #Yonanas Classic from @SweetThingsTO and @Yonanas http://goo.gl/ZVDw6p

For another 1 additional entry, follow me on Instagram and leave me a comment

A maximum of 4 entries per person. Available only in Canada.

Deadline for entry is Thursday, July 9th, 2015 at midnight EST.

One winner will be randomly selected and posted on Friday, July 10th, 2011. Also notified via email. The Yonanas Classic (valued at $50 at Loblaws, Canadian Tire and Walmart) will be
shipped to you.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Several year ago, the groom was the recipient of this Raider's Helmet Cake. I had fun keeping this cake simple and elegant with a touch of purple, a touch of the Raiders and also the couple's two cats. I didn't get a good close-up of the handmade sugarpaste characters - but I wanted it to look "Superman-like".

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

I had the pleasure of designing a celebration cake for my friends' 10 month old twins. They were visiting from out of town to celebrate their Christening. I mentioned previously about having fun with fondant covered cookies and this design was perfect!!

The cake was alternating layers of zesty lemon and chocolate sour cream cake with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream with that added bonus of sugar cookies. I also displayed it on a lazy Susan so it was fun to spin it around.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

One of my favorite cake designs - so simple and elegant. This wedding cake was delivery to the lovely venue, The Berkeley Church. All 3 cake tiers were chocolate sour cream with chocolate swiss meringue buttercream.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

My husband celebrated his 40th birthday last month. In the past year, he has been getting into Archery as he inherited my dad's bow, so I decided to have a surprise party for him at Archery District. It's like paintball - but with bow & arrows with giant marshmallow foam at the end.

It was lots of fun and after running around, everyone enjoyed their gluten-free chocolate cupcakes with chocolate cream cheese icing.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

I usually stick to my specialty of custom cakes and cupcakes, but on occasion, I have dabbled in making some fondant covered sugar cookies. These cookies are usually for a selection at a Sweet Table or a takeaway gift.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

I first created a Monster High cake in 2012, but it looks like they are still very popular. This lucky 7 year old had 2 dolls to keep, Lagoona Blue and Clawdeen Wolf. Their dresses were made out of cake and sugarpaste.